'Seeker' Finds Its Writer (Exclusive)

Callie Kloves, the up-and-coming writer who is also the daughter of Harry Potter scribe Steve Kloves, has been tapped to adapt Seeker, Sony's big-screen take on the by Arwen Elys Dayton novel.

Mark Gordon is producing the translation of the novel, which doesn't hit shelves until 2015. It will be the first of a trilogy.

The story combines sci-fi and fantasy elements to tell the story of a young girl named Quin Kincaid who, according to the studio, "has been put through years of brutal training for what she thinks is the noble purpose of becoming a revered 'Seeker.' Only when it's too late does she discover she will be using her newfound knowledge and training to become an assassin."